Crock-Pot Taco Bake

If you are trying to get away from purchasing store-bought hamburger mixes (AKA Hamburger Helper) then this is a great recipe to give a try. I found this recipe for Crockpot Taco Bake to be easy to make but best of all it comes out rather tasty!

I love that this recipe is one that is rather flexible and that you can add in some diced green bell peppers or some sliced mushrooms to change it up taste wise. This recipe is also very family and kid friendly. My kids all loved this recipe and I am sure yours will too!

Whenever hamburger is on sale at my local grocery store for a good price I always purchase several pounds at once. Because most crock-pot recipes that call for ground beef call for the meat to be pre-cooked before tossing in the slow cooker I get out a big skillet or electric skillet and brown up several pounds at once, drain off the cooked off fat and store in the freezer in labeled freezer bags or freezer containers. That way, when I want to make a recipe I can just quick thaw the hamburger in the microwave for a few minutes and toss the rest of the ingredients in the slowcooker. This method both saves me time and money…and you know we are all about that!

I normally don’t comment on these posts but this one it needs one. I made this for our after church Sunday lunch today while it has a good flavor but on low for 4-5 hours is WAY to LONG by the time we got home to eat it at 5 hours it was all mush and I added extra water and a whole lot of milk to make it even eatable. So if I ever make this again I would put it on low for 1.5-2 hours not 4-5 hours.

I was just coming on to comment the same thing. Made this for daycare lunch and even after 3 hours it was all mush! We were scrambling for something else for lunch 🙁 I wondered why it would add the macaroni so early but against my better judgement I followed the recipe and it was not good at all. Will try again but adding the pasta way later

I made the recipe on the stove, less than an hour, I know counter productive to the whole crock pot ease, but it turned out good. I used crushed tomatoes since my husband is not a fan of tomatoes and also added some blended salsa. It turned out good and is a keeper with my guys.